Charl is visiting Kyoto to catch up with Ben, as well as for a formal project discussion with Prof Akagi, his group members involved in the collaborative project, and Ben. This was also a chance for Ben and Charl to have a mini group meeting in Kyoto!
Mini group meeting in Kyoto!
This time there was no pizza or cake involved! Kanpai!
We had the pleasure of having a great line-up of speakers for the Peter Timms Symposium (named after the late Peter Timms, a pioneering chemist and the perfect gentleman!).
Arne (Thomas), Alex (from the FRG), Zac (Hudson, from the Manners Group) gave excellent lectures. The 2014 Timms Lecture was then given by Prof Craig Hawker (UCSB) – an exciting overview of some of the activities from his research laboratories. It was then our pleasure to have Liz Timms, Peter’s wife, hand over the Timms award to Craig.
The day was wrapped up with a wine reception! Thanks to all who were involved and helped to make it such a successful day!
The FRG wishes all the best to Charl!
The FRG took the opportunity to volunteer and help out at the Bristol International Student Centre (BISC) last night. We helped to cook welcome meals for new international students, and as it was the last night of these meals, it was very busy!
Here we can be seen in action, with some other Bisc staff and volunteers, and taking a break after a hectic evening! We served more than 140 meals! Well done!
In the Faul group we’re not only good at doing science, eating cakes is another of our specialities. This time, we couldn’t miss the chance to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with a delicious Mooncake – Thanks a lot to Zhonghua and Carl for sharing such as tasty festivity!
The FRG celebrated Ben Mills’ Birthday with a delicious lunch and a Chocolate cake! All our best wishes mate!
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Members of the Faul and Hall‘s group went out together for lunch to celebrate Angel‘s birthday.
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The 35th International Balloon Fiesta happened in Bristol last weekend, and some members of the Faul group attended this iconic event. Saturday evening was one of the greatest days of the fiesta, with more than a hundred balloons taking off … Continue reading
Feli, Alex, Angel and Carl have spent the weekend hiking the Cheddar Gorge. This natural area is the home of the Cheddar man and the most popular cheese in the UK. This world famous site offers the chance to admire stunning landscapes and stalactite caverns. The guys have finished this sunny day with a delicious lunch at one of the local restaurants, where they haven’t missed the opportunity to enjoy a piece of the local cheddar cheese!
The gorge would have begun forming about one million years ago during the last Ice Age when water from melting glaciers formed a river, which over time started to carve into the limestone rock creating the steep cliffs you see today. The Cheddar Yeo River gradually made its way underground, creating the famous Cheddar Caves.
A great new blog has been launched by our Drs Natalie Fey and Jenny Slaughter. The idea is that “a picture can be worth a thousand words”. In this project they have combined interesting and striking photographs of familiar objects with representations of some of the molecules they contain, which contribute to their properties and uses.
It already contains some very interesting and exciting entries on plants, so please go ahead and take a look!
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